Early 19th Century English elm curved high settle.
This high curved settle was often situated at large fire places still common in the 19th Century. Their warmth seeking occupants were given protection from draughts, particularly when provided with winged slab ends and a small cornice, surrounding the matched boarded back. Having good colour and patination.
A 17th Century English oak joint stool. The rectangular thumb moulded single plank seat above a lower moulded apron, supported by four turned legs joined by stretchers with slight lower inward moulding. This stool having good overall colour and patina with much age and wear.
A rare pair of early 19th Century French fruitwood stools. The upholstered seats on well patinated fine baluster turned legs, joined by an ‘H’ stretcher.
Mid 19th Century English Lancashire ash, elm and fruitwood winged rocking chair. The horizontal elm top rail above four vertical ash rectangular splats then a horizontal fruitwood rail above four turned ash finials fitted to the elm lower support rail. Flanked by ash turned wings attached to the uprights, below are slight shaped ash arms on ash turned supports, with a rush seat having a bold turned front stretcher and narrow turned side and rear stretchers, resting on shaped rockers. Good overall colour and patination.
19th Century English ash and beech single row spindle back armchair rocker. The four decoratively turned spindles supported between a plain stay rail and one of two round cross rails. Joined to the round back uprights connected to the curved shaped arms, supported by turned supports, having a rush seat with edge protective strips above turned legs joined by a well turned front stretcher and double side stretchers, on rockers. Attributed to the Westmorland Dales area of the North West.
Dales or single row spindle back ash rocking armchair. Attributed to the North West. Round front legs tapering towards feet to mortice into rockers, joined by turned stretcher, shaped front and double turned side stretchers, below a rush seat. The round back uprights with single row of four decoratively turned spindles, supported between two round curved cross rails with additional cross rail below, curved shaped arms which mortice into the back upright with turned terminal tenons, plain turned underarm supports. Good overall colour and patination.
1800 -1870
Ref – The English Regional Chair, Bernard D. Cotton, Page 335, Figure NW54
Early 19th Century English winged armchair on rockers. A nursing armchair designed for a mother tending her child. The turned wings attached to the uprights were to support cushions and to keep a tired feeding mother upright. The lower arms were also there to allow required elbow room.
An early 19th Century French fruitwood farmhouse table.
The well patinated three plank cleated top above a plain frieze, raised on square section tapering legs. 220 years of great overall colour and patination.
A fantastic coffee table comprising of an early 19th Century French fruitwood dough-bin base with a 19th Century French burr elm quarter panelled door top.
George III English Faded Cuban Mahogany Wine Table
The circular single plank tilt-top having beautiful overall aged and faded patina (Resembling walnut) Resting on a well turned column support, joined to three out-swept cabriole legs, terminating on a pointed pad foot. Stunning!
An attractive early 19th Century French walnut and fruitwood wine table. The book matched 2 plank top on a gun-barrel turned support on high slanted cabriole legs.
Note: Recently arrived from France, still needs leveling, gluing, waxing etc.